Faculty and Staff
School of Music and Dance Administration and Staff
Dr. Fred Cohen
Director, School of Music and Dance Professor,
Orchestra Director
fred.cohen@sjsu.edu
Lucy Yamakawa Cox
Financial Analyst
408-924-4672
lucy.yamakawacox@sjsu.edu
Craig McGovern
Sound and Lighting Technician
craig.mcgovern@sjsu.edu
Easther Ng
Student and Community Analyst
easther.ng@sjsu.edu
Paul Olivo
Resource Center Librarian
408-924-4639
paul.olivo@sjsu.edu
Eliza Rentschler
Scheduling Analyst
liza.rentschler@sjsu.edu
Dance Faculty
Philip Agyapong
African Dance
philipamo.agyapong@sjsu.edu
Maria Basile
Modern, Ballet
408-924-5041
maria.basile@sjsu.edu
WSQ 104
Paula Bliss
Children's Dance
408-924-5041
paula.bliss@sjsu.edu
WSQ 104
Website: blisssongs.com
Raphael Boumaila
Modern Dance; Director, University Dance Theater (UDT)
raphael.boumaila@sjsu.edu
Kyleigh Carlson
Modern Dance
Heather Cooper
Associate Professor; Modern Dance
408-924-5039
heather.cooper@sjsu.edu
WSQ 104
Diane Frank
Modern Dance
diane.frank@sjsu.edu
Keith Pinto
Hip Hop
408-924-5041
keith.pinto@sjsu.edu
WSQ 104
Dominique Serapio
Jazz Dance
dominique.serapio@sjsu.edu
Chafin Seymour
Assistant Professor; Choreography
chafin.seymour@sjsu.edu
Joan Walton
Dance in World Cultures
408-924-5041
joan.walton@sjsu.edu
WSQ 104
Jill Yager
Jazz; Kinesiology
408-924-5041
jill.yager@sjsu.edu
WSQ 104